Pacing Myself vs Burning Matches

Pacing Myself vs Burning Matches

There’s a certain magic that happens on the bike when everything clicks: my breath, my cadence, my rhythm. I’m not struggling. I’m not pushing. I’m just moving. Fluid. Focused. Free. That’s what athletes call “flow.” For me, it’s where presence meets power. But...
I was David…faced with my Goliath

I was David…faced with my Goliath

For over 20 months, I lived in FEAR of a bike course. It had become a GOLIATH in my mind. Little did I know, I had the strength and courage of David within me I was a runner for 24+ years. An IT Band injury in the fall of 2008 led me to try road cycling. It was love...
Your Intensity to Recovery Ratio

Your Intensity to Recovery Ratio

Wheels to Wellness This week’s “spoke” in my Wheels to Wellness summer series is rest and recovery. Life lesson from the Bike In cycling, at the gym, and with athletics in general, it is easy to focus on our training. How many miles, how many reps, what weight, how...